Is WPS Hide Login safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.9.19). As of 2026-11-01. 10 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.9.16.4 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep WPS Hide Login on the latest version (1.9.19) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of WPS Hide Login are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Open redirect (older than 1.9.16.4, fixed in 1.9.16.4); Missing authorization check (1.9.15.2 and older, fixed in 1.9.16); Information disclosure (1.9.11 and older, fixed in 1.9.12); Missing authorization check (1.5.4.2 and older, fixed in 1.5.5); Missing authorization check (older than 1.9.1, fixed in 1.9.1); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (older than 1.1, fixed in 1.1). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of WPS Hide Login?

1.9.19, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-08-13). It has 2+ million active installs.

What should I do if my WPS Hide Login is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update wps-hide-login). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · wps-hide-login · data as of 2026-11-01

Is WPS Hide Login safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.9.19
Last updated: 2026-08-13
Active installs: 2+ million
Known issues on record: 10
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.0+

Change wp-login.php to anything you want. — by Remy Perona

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.9.19). Anything older than 1.9.16.4 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wps-hide-login --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wps-hide-login updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

10 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-6289 · published 2024-07-15

Open redirect in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.9.16.4)

Affected: older than 1.9.16.4
Fixed in: 1.9.16.4
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.9.16.4 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the hidden login page.

NVD CVE-2024-6289 WPScan advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2024-2473 · published 2024-06-11

Missing authorization check in WPS Hide Login (1.9.15.2 and older)

Affected: 1.9.15.2 and older
Fixed in: 1.9.16 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The WPS Hide Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Login Page Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.15.2. This is due to a bypass that is created when the 'action=postpass' parameter is supplied. This makes it possible for attackers to easily discover any login page that may have been hidden by the plugin.

NVD CVE-2024-2473 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)github.com

low 3.7 CVE-2023-49748 · published 2024-06-04

Information disclosure in WPS Hide Login (1.9.11 and older)

Affected: 1.9.11 and older
Fixed in: 1.9.12
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in WPServeur, NicolasKulka, wpformation WPS Hide Login allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WPS Hide Login: from n/a through 1.9.11.

NVD CVE-2023-49748 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2020-36710 · published 2023-06-07

Missing authorization check in WPS Hide Login (1.5.4.2 and older)

Affected: 1.5.4.2 and older
Fixed in: 1.5.5 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WPS Hide Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to login page disclosure even when the settings of the plugin are set to hide the login page making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to brute force credentials on sites in versions up to, and including, 1.5.4.2.

NVD CVE-2020-36710 Wordfence advisory blog.nintechnet.com

high 7.5 CVE-2021-24917 · published 2021-12-06

Missing authorization check in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.9.1)

Affected: older than 1.9.1
Fixed in: 1.9.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 has a bug which allows to get the secret login page by setting a random referer string and making a request to /wp-admin/options.php as an unauthenticated user.

NVD CVE-2021-24917 WPScan advisory wordpress.org

high 8.8 CVE-2015-9498 · published 2019-10-22

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.1)

Affected: older than 1.1
Fixed in: 1.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.1 for WordPress has CSRF that affects saving an option value.

NVD CVE-2015-9498 wordpress.org wpvulndb.com

critical 9.8 CVE-2019-15826 · published 2019-08-30

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Affected: older than 1.5.3
Fixed in: 1.5.3
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has a protection bypass via wp-login.php in the Referer field.

NVD CVE-2019-15826 wordpress.org secupress.me wpvulndb.com

critical 9.8 CVE-2019-15823 · published 2019-08-30

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Affected: older than 1.5.3
Fixed in: 1.5.3
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an action=confirmaction protection bypass.

NVD CVE-2019-15823 wordpress.org secupress.me wpvulndb.com

critical 9.8 CVE-2019-15824 · published 2019-08-30

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Affected: older than 1.5.3
Fixed in: 1.5.3
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an adminhash protection bypass.

NVD CVE-2019-15824 wordpress.org secupress.me wpvulndb.com

critical 9.8 CVE-2019-15825 · published 2019-08-30

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Affected: older than 1.5.3
Fixed in: 1.5.3
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an action=rp&key&login protection bypass.

NVD CVE-2019-15825 wordpress.org secupress.me wpvulndb.com

Recent activity

2026-08-13 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.9.19).
2024-07-15 — Open redirect disclosed (CVE-2024-6289), fixed in 1.9.16.4.
2024-06-11 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-2473), fixed in 1.9.16.
2024-06-04 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2023-49748), fixed in 1.9.12.

Free. We check the CVE feeds every day and email you only when a new issue for WPS Hide Login (wps-hide-login) is published or a fix ships. Unsubscribe in one click.

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wps-hide-login (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

Badge for your site or docs (states facts with a date, not a verdict):

<a href="https://laskyr.com/plugins/wps-hide-login"><img src="https://laskyr.com/plugins/wps-hide-login/badge.svg" alt="WPS Hide Login vulnerability status"></a>

← Check another plugin · Free hacked-site scan

Is WPS Hide Login safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.9.19)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Open redirect in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.9.16.4)

Missing authorization check in WPS Hide Login (1.9.15.2 and older)

Information disclosure in WPS Hide Login (1.9.11 and older)

Missing authorization check in WPS Hide Login (1.5.4.2 and older)

Missing authorization check in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.9.1)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.1)

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Security issue in WPS Hide Login (older than 1.5.3)

Recent activity

Get an email when WPS Hide Login has a new vulnerability

Where this data comes from